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Madagascar:
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Other pages in this profile of Madagascar:
Geography, People, Government, Economy, Communications & Transportation,
Geography, People, Government, Economy, Communications & Transportation,
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Military branches |
People's Armed Forces: Intervention Force, Development Force, and Aeronaval Force (navy and air); National Gendarmerie |
Military service age and obligation |
18-50 years of age for compulsory military service; 18-month conscript service obligation (either military or equivalent civil service) (2006) |
Manpower available for military service |
males age 18-49: 3,542,797 females age 18-49: 3,551,447 (2005 est.) |
Manpower fit for military service |
males age 18-49: 2,218,662 females age 18-49: 2,408,810 (2005 est.) |
Manpower reaching military age annually |
males age 18-49: 187,000 females age 18-49: 184,833 (2005 est.) |
Military expenditures - percent of GDP |
1% (2006) |
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Disputes - international |
claims Bassas da India, Europa Island, Glorioso Islands, and Juan de Nova Island (all administered by France) |
Illicit drugs |
illicit producer of cannabis (cultivated and wild varieties) used mostly for domestic consumption; transshipment point for heroin |
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